September 3, 2021 By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia has secured 4 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines in a swap deal with Britain, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday, as he looks to convince states and territories to stick to a national COVID-19 reopening plan. The extra doses should reach Australia this month […]
First trailer for Netflix’s Red Notice crams in massive star power and big action
If you've ever wanted to see Wonder Woman take on Black Adam and Deadpool in a single movie, Netflix's new heist film Red Notice might be as close as you'll ever get. The film stars Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson as John Hartley, an FBI agent who's hot on the trail of two of the world's […]
Cargill opens new Brazil pectin factory, first outside Europe
September 3, 2021 By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The Brazilian unit of U.S. commodities trader Cargill has finished building a new facility to produce pectin, a fruit by-product used in jams, beverages, dairy products and confectionery, the company said on Friday. The plant is Cargill’s only pectin facility outside of Europe, where it […]
‘Hadestown’ marks return of Broadway musicals after 18-month shutdown
September 3, 2021 By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) – Broadway’s long-awaited reopening kicked off on Thursday with the return of Tony-winning show “Hadestown” – the first musical to come back after an unprecedented 18-month shutdown. “Hadestown,” which won eight Tonys in 2019 for its modern rock twist on the ancient Greek tale of lovers […]
Japan PM Suga says won’t run in ruling party leadership race-NHK
September 3, 2021 TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will not run in a ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership race in September, public broadcaster NHK said on Friday, setting the stage for his replacement after just one year in office. Suga, who took over after Shinzo Abe resigned last September citing ill health, […]
Japan considering easing some COVID-19 emergency restrictions – media
September 3, 2021 TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government is considering easing restrictions on alcohol sales in restaurants and lengthening their opening hours in areas under COVID-19 state of emergency measures, local media reported on Friday. The restrictions could be eased between October and November depending on the progress in vaccinations, the Yomiuri newspaper reported, citing […]
Japan PM Suga to step down as Prime Minister -Kyodo news
September 3, 2021 By Yoshifumi Takemoto and Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will step down, Kyodo news reported on Friday, and party sources said he would not run in a ruling party leader race in September, setting the stage for his replacement after just one year in office. Suga, who took […]
Australia central bank to stick with tapering plans, or maybe not
September 3, 2021 By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Analysts are split on whether the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will delay tapering plans at its September policy meeting next week, as a faster roll out of coronavirus vaccines offsets a harder-than-expected economic blow from lockdowns. Some 36 of 37 analysts polled by Reuters expect […]
Oil slips ahead of U.S. jobs report
September 3, 2021 By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices dipped on Friday after posting strong overnight gains on a weaker dollar and a bigger-than-expected fall in U.S. crude stocks and were headed for small gains on the week ahead of a highly anticipated U.S. monthly jobs report. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude […]
S.Korea extends distancing curbs ahead of thanksgiving holiday
September 3, 2021 By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea on Friday extended social distancing curbs for several weeks to rein in COVID-19 outbreaks nationwide as the country supercharges its vaccination campaign ahead of a thanksgiving holiday later this month. Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said the toughest level 4 restrictions in greater Seoul and […]
Soccer-Argentina enjoy comfortable win over Venezuela in World Cup qualifier
September 3, 2021 CARACAS (Reuters) – Argentina extended their unbeaten run to 21 games on Thursday with a comfortable 3-1 win over Venezuela in their World Cup qualifier in Caracas. Venezuela had beaten Argentina only once in 14 previous World Cup qualifiers and their hopes of doing it again on Thursday were snuffed out when […]
Asian shares hold gains, dollar weak ahead of major U.S. jobs data
September 3, 2021 By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian shares held their gains on Friday while the dollar was at a month low against major peers as traders awaited U.S. employment data with global shares at record highs. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was broadly flat in early trading in […]
Australia announces Pfizer coronavirus vaccine swap deal with Britain
September 3, 2021 SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will get 4 million doses of the Pfizer Inc coronavirus vaccine in a swap deal with Britain, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday, days after announcing a smaller swap agreement with Singapore. The doses will reach Australia over the next few weeks, which will help double the […]
Firefly launches its first rocket, but loses the launch craft in mid-flight explosion
Firefly launched its first rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, and on board it carried a number of payloads with an intended destination of low Earth orbit. The rocket took off as planned, and seemed to be doing fairly well during the initial portion of the launch, before experiencing “an anomaly” that clearly […]
Tennis – Andreescu digs deep for second round win at U.S. Open
September 3, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former champion Bianca Andreescu overcame a slow start to deliver a gutsy 6-4 6-4 win over American Lauren Davis in the second round of the U.S. Open on Thursday. The sixth seed was down a break four times during the match but never folded, firing 19 winners at […]
Tennis-Sharper, more focused Djokovic advances to US Open third round
September 3, 2021 By Steve Keating NEW YORK (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic’s bid for a 21st major title that would complete a calendar-year Grand Slam picked up pace on Thursday as the world number one cruised into the U.S. Open third round with a 6-2 6-3 6-2 thrashing of Tallon Griekspoor. Having shaken off the […]
Golf-Australia postpones top tournaments to 2022 due to COVID-19
September 3, 2021 (Reuters) – Australia has postponed its biggest golf tournaments to 2022 due to COVID-19, organisers said on Friday. The Australian PGA Championship will be moved from a December slot to Jan. 13-16 in Brisbane, while the Nov. 25-28 Australian Open in Sydney has been pushed back to late-January or February. “These decisions […]
Tennis-U.S. Open day four
September 3, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – Highlights of the fourth day at the U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam tournament of the year, at Flushing Meadows on Thursday (times in GMT): 0151 BROOKSBY OUTLASTS FRITZ IN BATTLE OF AMERICANS American 20-year-old Jenson Brooksby, ranked 99th in the world, came from behind to beat compatriot […]
China’s August services activity slumps into contraction- Caixin PMI
September 3, 2021 BEIJING (Reuters) – Activity in China’s services sector slumped into sharp contraction in August, a private survey showed on Friday, as restrictions to curb the COVID-19 Delta variant threatened to derail the recovery in the world’s second-biggest economy. The Caixin/Markit services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 46.7 in August from 54.9 […]
Bumpy autumnal ride ahead for emerging market currencies: Reuters poll
September 3, 2021 By Vivek Mishra and Vuyani Ndaba BENGALURU/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Volatility in high-risk, high-return emerging market currencies is set to persist amid fears of a “taper tantrum” once the U.S. Federal Reserve starts cutting its bond buying, according to analysts who say a sell-off is likely in the next three months. A majority […]
